The Accidental Successful CIO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

People with the CIO job at banks, insurers and other financial companies say efforts to expand their use of artificial intelligence are being hampered by a scarcity of both data and employees with the skills that are needed. Customers are starting to demand AI enabled applications and solutions. In the U.S.,

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

The incident involved scammers who, using publicly available videos and audio from YouTube of targeted senior executives, created deepfake representations to deceive a finance employee into executing multiple transactions to bank accounts in Hong Kong, resulting in significant financial damage to the company.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Vishing: Voice over IP (VoIP) and Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS) are also susceptible to phishing attacks – attackers use speech synthesis software and automated calls to solicit victims to share bank details and login credentials. Further, AI is a potent tool in the arms of cybersecurity experts.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2023

For financial institutions, it can transform the way they offer services and training, making them more convenient, engaging, accessible and inclusive.” Metaverse applications are developing quickly. According to  Gartner , 25% of people will spend at least an hour in the metaverse by 2026.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools. Adversary tools will continue to evolve, just as defensive tools do.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 18, 2022

The list is growing and growing,” says Gordon Barnett, principal analyst at Forrester, “moving away from EA that just looks at applications and infrastructure to be truly enterprise. Businesses are using EA to provide not only better applications and services but a work experience that will attract and retain workers.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 31, 2023

The resource guide is a valuable tool for financial institutions of all sizes as it provides best practices, recommendations, and resources to help organizations protect their networks and data from cyber threats. In addition, financial institutions should consider fuzz testing their apps and application code using Mayhem.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 13, 2023

The fascination in the idea comes from the observation that AI models don’t need the same kind of precision as, say, bank ledgers. The hope is that these new analog chips will use dramatically less power making them useful for any of the mobile and distributed applications on machines that aren’t always plugged in.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The companies, which were selected from a pool of 122 applicants from around the world, represent a range of Cybersecurity solution providers who are identifying cutting-edge technologies to address Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. Comprehensive solutions for securing business-critical applications. Palerra, Inc.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Social Engineering Attack Example You receive an email that appears to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link to update your account information. The link takes you to a website that looks identical to your bank's website, but is actually a fake. You’re prompted to enter your login credentials.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

I think about this in the context of a ‘relationship bank.’ When we are in the office and having impromptu discussions about our personal lives, or getting a meal together, or having non-work-related discussions, we are making deposits into the relationship bank. How do you define ‘best-in-class’ from a social perspective?

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Dataconomy

APRIL 1, 2024

This innovative tool can vocalize text prompts as requested, either in the original language of the recorded voice or in various other languages. It maintains the original speaker’s native accent across languages, thus preserving the authenticity of the translated content. How good is Voice Engine by OpenAI?

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Developing the determination to regroup and push ahead within leadership teams is considerably easier if they’re perceived as authentic in their commitment to embed AI into the company. Explore applications: Encourage team members to find ways AI will support them to be more efficient and increase their value.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are everywhere. Even your bank likely has an API that you use when you check your balance or make a payment. This includes rigorous authentication procedures, regular vulnerability scanning, and refined access control for customer data. Or something else entirely.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

ii] (Organizations within sectors subject to previous NIS directive requirements must also comply with NIS2 mandates; those sectors include healthcare, banking and finance, and transportation.) iv] According to the Ponemon report, one of the factors that slows down Zero Trust adoption is the lack of integration between tools.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Even if someone obtains the hash, they cannot determine the actual password from it The concept of hashing has a rich history that predates the modern cryptographic applications we see today. They yield shorter hash values, providing practical solutions for specific applications. How does hashing work?

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 14, 2023

This intriguing question captures the essence of a toy-like portable hacking tool that’s making waves in the tech world. This open-source tool reached its funding goal on Kickstarter in 2020, underlining its appeal to a niche community. What is Flipper Zero? 125kHz RFID: Utilized in older proximity cards and animal microchips.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2020

But bank account details are also common. Unsurprisingly, bank and financial accounts are the most expensive, averaging at $70.91, however they trade for upwards of $500, depending on the ‘quality’ of the account. One of the first cybersecurity solutions to fight account fraud is multi-factor authentication.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 15, 2024

For instance, they could steal money from your online bank accounts when they gain access to your login credentials. For example, an app developer could improve a mobile application and encourage more downloads by tracking how users engage with it. Why safeguard your personal data? The data-led possibilities for crimes are limitless.

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Phil Windley

JUNE 7, 2021

It's All About Authentication. And credit unions employ lots of tools to fight it. But ultimately, the problem comes down to the member and credit union authenticating each other. And SMS-based multi-factor authentication is becoming increasingly fraught. Why do credit unions care? One word: fraud. It's hard to tell.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

In this episode, Jason Kent from Cequence Security talks about his experience hacking a garage door opener API, the tools he uses such as Burp, ZAP, and APK tool, and why we need to be paying more attention to the OWASP API Security Top 10. And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

In this episode, Jason Kent from Cequence Security talks about his experience hacking a garage door opener API, the tools he uses such as Burp, ZAP, and APK tool, and why we need to be paying more attention to the OWASP API Security Top 10. And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Enable two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your accounts. Vulnerability scanners can identify weaknesses in your systems and applications, allowing you to address them promptly through patches and updates.

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Galido

MAY 21, 2019

So much so that customers do not need to go to banks to transact physically. Malicious parties always try to breach the cloud infrastructure to steal personal information, authentication, or company secrets. The statute is only applicable to businesses, services, employees, customers of goods, and services living in California.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

In our digitally connected world, passwords are the gateway to protecting our online lives—from email and social media accounts to banking and private data. Password manager tools make it easy to generate and store sturdy, random passwords for all your accounts.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In this episode I talk about how Heartbleed (CVE 2014-0160) was found and also interview Rauli Kaksonen, someone who was at Codenomicon at the time of its discovery and is now a senior security specialist at the University of Oulu in Finland, about how new security tools are still needed to find the next big zero day. Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In this episode I talk about how Heartbleed (CVE 2014-0160) was found and also interview Rauli Kaksonen, someone who was at Codenomicon at the time of its discovery and is now a senior security specialist at the University of Oulu in Finland, about how new security tools are still needed to find the next big zero day. Apple Podcasts.

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Additionally though, companies need to work harder to control access to data and applications. Organizations are then in a position to assess available tools for implementing the needed protections. This, for instance, may mean using a one-time authentication token.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In this episode I talk about how Heartbleed (CVE 2014-0160) was found and also interview Rauli Kaksonen, someone who was at Codenomicon at the time of its discovery and is now a senior security specialist at the University of Oulu in Finland, about how new security tools are still needed to find the next big zero day. Apple Podcasts.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Once this has been done, the bad guys can then trick banks and other companies into resetting the phone owner’s password by having them send the password reset to the new phone. Should mobile phone users be concerned about relying on their mobile phones for text messaging based two-factor authentication?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Thirty years ago, Adobe created the Portable Document Format (PDF) to facilitate sharing documents across different software applications while maintaining text and image formatting. The best software and tools are built with security in mind from the bottom up, not bolted on as an afterthought. Look into application protection.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The flaw was discovered and reported directly to the administrators of Log4j, widely used open source tool, who then patched it. While this episode of The Hacker Mind isn’t specifically about Log4Shell, it is about finding flaws in open source tools like Log4j that we use, that are perhaps more ubiquitous than most of us even realize.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Le Chat Mistral AI chatbot is an innovative tool developed by Mistral AI, a company based in Paris that specializes in advanced language models. For businesses , Mistral AI also provides an enterprise version of Le Chat, which comes with additional features like self-deployment and moderation tools. What is Le Chat Mistral AI chatbot?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 24, 2022

Atop this foundation is a realm of higher order applications, from promising to preposterous. Atop the blockchain has been proposed and implemented a world of refinements and higher-order applications. The applications that run in the blockchain, usually known as smart contracts, are charged a fee for running their logic.

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Hacker Earth

MARCH 29, 2018

Digital identity authentication regulations (45%). Along with cutting down operational costs and ensuring fast, reliable, and secure applications, blockchain has the potential to disrupt existing business models in several ways. Decentralized blockchain makes it easier to authenticate transactions, policies, and customers.

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Trends in the Living Networks

DECEMBER 19, 2007

Worklight has just released a Facebook application called Workbook , reports Dan Farber , which authenticates users with an organization’s identity systems, and enables closed communication within the Workbook application between Facebook users. The application is expected for general release in February.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

On top of the rush to provide the tools, many teams faced the challenges of how to collaborate and communicate in these distributed workforces, while many of us were also dealing with personal life challenges, as well. Our critical infrastructure —such as electrical grids, hospitals, and banks—are prime targets, and increasingly vulnerable.

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